Hechinger Will Head The Times Foundation

The election of Fred M. Hechinger, a member of the editorial board of The New York Times, as president of The New York Times Company Foundation was announced today by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, chairman and president of The New York Times Company.

Mr. Hechinger will succeed C. Raymond Hulsart, following Mr. Hulsart's retirement next August. In the interim, Mr. Hechinger will become vice president of the foundation, effective immediately, joining with Mr. Hulsart to assure uninterrupted operations and to plan substantial expansion of the foundation's scope. Mr. Hechinger will also serve as a special adviser to Mr. Sulzberger in areas of his experience as a journalist, especially in the fields of cultural, educational and civic affairs.

Mr. Hulsart, who joined The Times Company in 1953, has been president of the foundation since 1974 and, prior to that, was secretary of The New York Times Company.

The foundation's activities cover a wide range of areas, including education, the arts, urban affairs, journalism and international commmunications, as well as scholarship programs for the families of employees of The New York Times Company.

Mr. Hechinger, 56 years old, joined The New York Times in 1959 as education editor. In 1969 he became a member of The Times's editorial board, and for a time served as assistant editor of the editorial page.

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